Archive for July 20th, 2010

Intel founder Max Palevsky’s estate goes on sale for $55 million.

The Malibu oceanfront estate of Max Palevsky, a pioneer in the computer industry and a founder of computer chip giant Intel, has come on the market for $55 million, which is a lot of computer chips no matter how you store it. Palevsky died in May at 85. He had quite a trajectory. In 1957, [...]

AIDS Project Los Angeles’ AIDS Walk event

Since its establishment in 1985 as the world’s first such event, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has built itself into the premiere fundraiser of its type in town. Madonna and Elton John have waved to TV cameras over the years alongside other participants to raise money for the event’s non-profit organizer, AIDS Project Los Angeles. So [...]